Travel & Leisure
Medicine, sweets, whisky, even stationery hot souvenirs in Japan
Local retailers celebrate the return of the tourist hordes
Zibo's tasty, affordable meat skewers lure crowds via social media
Unique tour spotlights both tradition and modernity in state once known for headhunters
Poker machines pull in piles of cash for pubs and clubs
Weaknesses in areas such as manufacturing and real estate worry analysts
Several Asian destinations benefit from limited choices after war
Jetliners entering and leaving the nation must meet regulation by 2030
Sights include scenic waters, sandy beaches and 'Welcome to China!' texts
Recovery in gaming pushes up revenue but high rollers stay away
Australian carrier's Japanese service set to surpass pre-pandemic levels
Specially designed ship for 5,000 passengers to return to Shanghai in April 2024
Arrivals still down about a third from April 2019
Understaffed businesses fail to keep up with blitz of mainland China tourists
Visitors return to broke Indian Ocean island but operators struggle with costs
Skynest available on Auckland to New York or Chicago flights
Gulf airline aims for full capacity by next March as Asia travel appetite grows
Tokyo's Otomo targets tourist spots not readily accessible by large tours
Hotel revenues recover after end of zero-COVID despite soft international travel
Combined losses more than double from before pandemic, survey shows
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